P resentation by AFPC Vice President Ilan Berman at the Heritage Foundation on Israeli security and regional ballistic missile threats in the Middle East
AFPC is hosting a conference on Capitol Hill with a panel that will address state and non-state cyberthreats to U.S. national security and a response panel which outlines how well the U.S. is prepared for cyber attacks and details areas for improvement.
On June 12, 2012 AFPC hosted a briefing on electromagnetic pulse and solar storm protection presented by Dr. George Baker, a leading consultant on the subject. The event, which was held on Capitol Hill, was attended by the House Science Committee staffers.
The AFPC hosted an informative briefing session on 4 June, 2012, on the potential for US-India cooperation in missile defense and space security. The briefing was delivered by prominent expert in the field Dr. Bharath Gopalaswamy for the benefit of Congressional Staffers, South Asia experts, AFPC fellows and a representative from NASA.
Congressman Lundgren, Congressman Meehan, distinguished members of the Subcommittees:
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to address the cyber warfare capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the threat that they pose to the U.S. homeland.
Conventional wisdom suggests that the Iranian regime, now being squeezed significantly by sanctions from the United States and Europe and grappling with significant domestic socio-economic malaise, is far from an imminent threat to the American homeland (even if it does present a vexing foreign policy challenge for the U.S. and its allies). Yet, over the past three years, the Iranian regime has invested heavily in both defensive and offensive capabilities in cyberspace. Equally significant, its leaders now increasingly appear to view cyber warfare as a potential avenue of action against the United States.